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IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2|. 1913.

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IRONING MACHINE.

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FOB/REST J'. GOTGH', OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, leussGrNOtj TO AMERICAN `:DAUItlTDlfiA j MACHINERY COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, .P1 GOPORATION OF `l\l7Ffll"\J" YORK.

IRONINCi-MACllINE. i

Speccatonof Letters Patent.

nppueauon mea atm 21, 1913. seriai no. 762,192.

. operating neckband clamping devices, and

it has for its object to provide a novel construction, which enables the garmentfto be pressed With less liabilityof tearing between the neck-band and the bosom vand yoke, than` in machines as heretofore constructed. fk-further'object of my invention consists in the provision of an arrangement of parts such that asuflicient amount of heat isapplied to the neck-band and to the-'portions of the bosomand yoke immediately adjacent to thencek-band, so that the garment is more perfectly pressed at such portions, Where there is often an accumulation of more or l'ess dampness by reason of the ordinarily adopted arrangement of the neck-band clamping devices with relation to the bosom board. Still a further object of my invention resides `in arrangingthe neck-band clamping devices, as well as the yoke clamp, so'tlfiat they may have a. yielding movement in, a vertical directionbwithl relation to the bosom board, When engaged by-the stationary platen, 4upon raising the presser. To these and other end s the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as Will be hereinafter morefully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims cation.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 1s a'vieW in side at the end of the specilielevation illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, and showing the presser in its lower position,l the neck-band clampingdevices .and the yoke clamp being 'engaged with the bosom board.

.Fig. 2. is a 'similar' View, thene'ek-band' clamping devices and the., yoke clamp being disengaged.r

` Fig. 3` is a plan view, showing aI portion of' the bosom board et ig. e is a vertical, sectional View through' the Vstationary platen, the bosom board `and yoke clamp.

Fig. 5 is a plan vievv of the bosom board,

With the neck-band clamping devices removed. 4

Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fie. l.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional View on the line Ia- 7ZL of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the.. stationary platen, the bosom board and neck-band clamping devices, showing the parts in operative engage- ,the usual means may be employed for heating the stationaryplaten, or steam chest,

and formelevating the presser into engagement with the platen. In the present cmbodiment, showing. a preferred form, A

designates generally the support for the presser, tvhich is adapted to be raised and loweredi'nto and out of engagement with Fate-rated sept., 4l, 1911"?,

the platen or steam chest B, which is holloW as shoWnin Fig. 8, and to which a heating medium maybe supplied. l,

Arranged on the support AL of the presser is the bosom board l, which is slidably adjustable on the support and. carries the expanding members 2 of the neck band clamping devices, whereby the machine may be adjusted for neck-bands of different sized shirts. rlhe bosom board may be held in any adjusted position by suitable clamping devices, and the expandingI members of the neckband clamp are likewise held, as shown in co-pending application Serial No. 731,264, filed Novemberll, 1912, the details of which form. no part' of my present invention. vrlhe bosom board carries a dishedf plate 3, the latter being mounted on the pins 4C which engage suitable openings in the bosom board, `the plate 3 being held inl its normal position by means ofthejsprings 5. Said plate 3, includes an ipvvardly entend'- slidable inwardly and outwardly upon the rod 7 8 designates a block which is arranged to engage the neck-band, and is resiliently supported upon the presser, preferably by means of suitable pins ,9 carried by the block'and engaging openings in the extension 10, which is suitably attached to the support. 11 are springs surrounding the pins 9, and which serve to hold the block normally in its upper position. The eX- panding members 2 carry pins 12 which engage openings in the block 8, said openings being convergingly arranged as shown in Fig. 3, and serving to guide the expanding members 2 in their movement toward and from the block, as the bosom board is adjusted longitudinally for different sized neck-bands. The bosom board is provided with the usual padding 13, and by reference to Figs. 4 and 8, it will be observed that when the presser is moved upwardly into engagement with the platen, the padding is compressed, and where the neck-band is tightly clamped, the compression of the padding causes a pulling away of the, bosom and yoke from the neck-band, imparting constant strain, and frequently resulting in tearing of the shirt at these points. With the present structure, however, when the padding on the bosom board is pressed down, the neck-band clamping devices may becorrespondingly depressed, the block 8 and the expanding members 2 all being resiliently mounted so that they may move sufficiently to maintain a constant relation between the neck-band and the yoke and bosom of the shirt. In order to effect such movement of the neck-band engaging devices, the platen may be provided with a suitable extension to engage the top of the parts referred to, and I preferably accomplish this by extending the platen-over said parts, and recessing it as indicated at `14, to aiford an opening within which the neck-- band, and the neck-band clamping devices may be received. The recessed portion of the platen being heated, imparts a suiiicient amount of heat to the neck-band clamping devices to thoroughly dry and. press the neck-band and the parts of the yoke and bosom immediately adjacent thereto, and the advantagesthus derived constitute an im portant feature of my invention, as distinguishedfrom prior constructlons.

They neck-band clamping ring is indicated at 15, being mounted on a yoke 16', which is pivoted at 16, and carries a pinion 17. The latter is operated by a segmental rack 18 on the lever 19; which is pivoted at 20, and is operated through a connecting rod 21 in turn pivoted to the lever 22. `Lever 22 is pivoted at 23 and carries a locking pawl 24 which cooperates with suitable projections 25 on the support, in order to hold the clamping ring in engagement withll ,th`e neck-band until it isgdesired to- ,release it.

26 is the yoke clamp provided withsuitable padding, 27 and pi-votally supported on the rod 28, which is yieldably mounted by means of the spring 29'in the yoke 30. Said yoke 30 is pivotally lsupported at 31 upon a bracket 32 and is connected by means of togf gle links 33 and 34 to the levers 35T,4 which are pivoted at 36 upon the bracket. The toggle links 33 and 34 afford a toggle joint, which when closed, moves the yoke clamp into engagement with thev bosom board, the diiferent positions of 4theb-osom boardbeing provided for bymeans of the springsV ,37, which coperate with the lower ends of the levers 35, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2.. Clos'- ing of the toggle joint for voperating the yoke clamp is effected by means of the lever 38, formed integral with one of the links 34, as shownin Fig. 3. j

In the usual operation of the machine, the neck-band clamping ring is first positioned about the neck-band, and the yoke clamp is next brought into engagement. It is desirable to provide means whereby the yoke clamp may'be released simultaneouslywith the return movement of the neckband clamping ring, and to this end I provide a mechanism for breaking the` toggle joint which holds the yoke clamp. in position. Preferably, this consists of a slotted lever 39 having engagement with the pivot 40 and connected to a rod A41. The latter is pivotally position by means of the'springV 45, engaging the end of the lever.

It will be seenthat-by thisarrangement,

the yoke clamp is also permitted a vertically yielding movement relatively to the bosom board, when it comes in contact with the r cessed part of the heated platen, and when the presser is lowered the release of the lever 22 causes the yoke clamp and the` neck-band clamping ring to be simultaneously restored to their normal positions.

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself to-the precise construction disclosed, as otherv modifications and changes may be had without departing from the essential features of my improvements.

naeaeei I claim as my invention: l. In an ironing machine, the combination with va platen, of a movable presser adapted to be brought into engagement with the platen embodying. a bosom board and neck band clamping devices vertically movable and resilientlysupported on the presser,

the platen being extended over the neck-.-

band clamping devices having a recessed portion to receive and engage the upper sury face of the neck-band clamping devices.

2. In an ironing machine, the combination With a platen, of a movable presser adapted to be brought iiito engagement With the platen embodying a. .bosom board landneelrband clamping vdevices vertically movable-` and resiliently supportedl on v the presser, lthe platen havingaportion arranged to engage the top of the neck-band clamping devices. o

3. In an ironing machine, the .combination with a relatively movable platen and presser adapted to be brought into engagement with one another, the presser embodying a bosom board, neck-band V'clamping devices includ-f ing a resiliently supported eXpansible niember movable bodily in a vertical direction, and aj clamping ring having engagement with the expansible member.

4; In an ironing machine, the combination with a. platen, oia movable presser adapted to be brought into engagement with the platen embodying a support, a bosom board I -movable lengthwise of the support, a pair' of expanding members resiliently supported on the bosom board, and movable therewith,

a neck-band engaging block resilientlyvmounted on the support, andga neck-band clamping ring block. n,

5. In an ironing machine, the combination With-'a platen, of a movable presser adapted arranged to engage said Ato be brought into engagement With the platen embodying a bosoml board, neck-band clamping devices including an expansible member, and a yoke clamp arranged to engage the bosom board, the yoke clamp and oxpansible member being yieldable in avertical plane relatively to the bosom board.

'6. In an ironing machine, the combination with a platemof a movable presser I adapted to be brought into engagement with the platen embodying a support, a bosom board movable onthe support, neck-band clamping devices. including a block resiliently mounted on the support, and expanding mem-bers resiliently mounted on the bosom" board'and guided upon said block.

7. In an ironing machine, the combination with a platen, lof a movable presser adapted to bebrought into,A engagement with the platen embodying a support, a bosom board movable on the support, neck-band clamping devices including a block resiliently mounted on the support, expanding in'embers resiliently mounted on the bosom board and guided upon-said block and a yoke clamp arranged to engage the bosom board and havingl a vertically yieldable movement relatively to the same.

8. In an ironing machine, the combination with a platen, of a movable presser adapted to be brought into engagement with the platen embodying a support,.abosom board movable onV the support, .neck-band clamping' devices ii'icluding` a resiliently mounted expansible member, and a yoke clamp-.ar-

ranged to engage the bosom board and yielda'ble vertically in relation to the same. 9. In combination with a bosom board fand a neclr-bandenga,iiiig block, ota neckband vclamping ringmeans for operating the neck-band clamping ring, a yolre clamp, actuating devices for the yoke clamp including a toggle joint, and a'mechanism controlled by the release oi' the neck-band clamping ring for breakingsaid toggle joint to release the yoke clamp.`

10. In an ironing machine, the combinament With one another, the presser embodying'a bosom board and neck-band clamping devices supported, thereon and mbvable bodily in a vertical direction, the platen eirtending over the neck-band clamping de-V vices and having a 'recessed portion to receive vand engage the upper surface thereot".

l2. In an ironing machine, the combination with a relatively movable platen and presser adapted to be brought into engagement with one another, the presser embodv- 'ing a pair oi expanding` members resiliently supported and having movement bodily in a vertical direction, a neck-band engaging block resiliently mounted and having movement bodily in a vertical direction, and a neck-band clamping ringhaving engagement With the block, the platen having a recessed portion to receive and engage the upper surface oi the expanding members and bloclr.

13. In an ironing machine, the combination with a relatively movable platen and presser adapted to be brought into engagement With one another, the presser embodying a bosom board,`a pair of expanding members mounted thereon and having movement bodily in a vertical direction With relation to the board, a neclrlband engaging block having movement bodily in a vertical directiond with relation to the board, and

ltion with a relatively movable platen and l lpresser adapted to be brought into engagea neckfband clamping ring' having engage ment with the block, the platen having a recessed portion to receive and engagethe upperusurface of the expanding members and block.

14. In an ironing machine, the combina# tion vvith arelatively movable platen and v presser adepted to be brought into enpage- 15. In an ironing machine, thecombnation Wlth a relatively movable platen and presser 'adapted to be brought int-o engagement With-one another. the presser Vembodv: l

-ingl a bosom board, and a yoke clamp resiliently supported to engage the bosom board and yeldable n a vertical plane With relation thereto? f EORRES'T .Leonora Witnesses: l

WALTER B. PAYNE, l NELSON H. COPP. 

